Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Siphoroni
As I was eating my 'second breakfast', a bowl of broth with barley and macaroni, I was surprised by a water-flow sound. I'm a sloppy eater, but this was different from the normal dripping back into the bowl. Sounded like a strong stream, like a faucet flow. Huh?
Took a close look. Liquid was in fact being pumped from the spoon to the bowl by a mini-siphon. One macaronus was laying across the edge of the spoon, with both open ends pointing downward. Apparently the siphon had been started by pulling the spoon out of the bowl, and it flowed steadily and forcefully until the spoon was empty.
Nature does wondrous things when you pay attention.
More precisely, Nature does wondrous things whether you pay attention or not. You can add a bit of wondrosity to your life by paying attention.
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Couple days later: Made the siphoroni happen on purpose. The stream flows for several seconds, so I was able to get a usable picture!
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Later: This picture inspired a larger metaphor.
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Later: This picture inspired a larger metaphor.
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